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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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